The striker struggled for playing time during his last spell at Stamford Bridge and his woes were compounded after a penalty miss in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup final against Bayern Munich, which lost them the shootout.

Lukaku is in demand after scoring an impressive 25 goals in all competitions in what was a disappointing 2015/15 season under ex-manager Roberto Martinez.

Everton’s number 10, who moved to Chelsea from Anderlecht back in 2011, is himself Everton’s record signing, joining permanently from the west Londoners for £28million two years ago.